Mr Jin had been shifted to a government think-tank and would be replaced by Xie Xuren, director of the State Administration of Taxation, Reuters reported, citing an announcement by the Communist Party's Organisation Department.

This terrific graphic novel is not a book you just put on your bookshelf to gather dust once you have finished reading it. You leave it somewhere close by, so that you can dip back in at any time, and relive bits of the pleasure it gave you the first time round.

HA JIN'S SHORT stories are as easy to read as TV soaps are to watch. But while his storylines may be uncomplicated and his writing unaffected, his work is far more thought-provoking and satisfying because of the complex characters conjured. Skilfully drawn and easy to relate to, many of his protagonists are initially endearing but ultimately repugnant.

VISITORS to the world's highest hotel in Shanghai have been left speechless by the spectacular view, the ultra-modern decor . . . and the fact that their mobile phones refuse to work at such lofty heights.

Curios Grand Theatre Cultural Centre November 27 In our trade, something inauthentic does not make it a fake, said one of the main protagonists in Curios, antique furniture dealer Han Hongmu. A miniscule gag it may seem, but Curios' theme actually revolves around this train of thought: the contradictory definitions of truth and lies in turbulent climes.